Does anyone else find that when autumn comes around they’re filled with a desire to fill their day with wholesome, soul-nourishing activities? I’m talking getting bundled up for long walks, spending hours sat in a sun patch reading with endless cups of tea, Sunday roasts in cosy pubs and cooking hearty meals to be enjoyed…
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Beautiful Bristol: Colourful Cliftonwood
Autumn’s here and I don’t know about you but something I love to do in this season is go for long walks. It really makes me feel like I’m shaking away some of the cobwebs so I can stave off the desire to hibernate for just a little longer. Around Bristol there are some beautiful…
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Beautiful Bristol: Upfest 2018
So last weekend saw the return of Upfest, Europe’s largest street art and graffiti festival, and yet another reason why Bristol is one of the best cities to spend a summer in. Upfest, in its 10th year, attracts over 400 artists from around the world to paint venues across Bedminster and Southville. In between torrential rain…
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The Handmade Fair launch
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of being invited to an evening of crafts and fizz at the press launch for The Handmade Fair, which will be coming to Bowood House in Wiltshire in June. The launch was held in The Forge Bristol which is such a beautiful setting, after following them…
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Beautiful Bristol: Colourful Bristol Doors
If any of you follow me on Instagram you’ll know that I kind of have a thing for pretty, painted, or colourful doors. I don’t know what it is but they always make me smile and take a picture. It may have started when I went travelling and took countless photos or the ornate and…
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Beautiful Bristol: Everyman Cinema Opening
On Wednesday I had the pleasure of attending the 2nd opening night of the new Everyman Cinema on Whiteladies Road Bristol. We were given free tickets to see a film – we chose Spotlight as well as free food, snacks and drinks. It was basically the perfect way to spend an evening! First up, the…
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Beautiful Bristol: Street Art
I hope everyone’s had a lovely start to the weekend? The weather here is glorious so I’ve been out enjoying the sunshine and soaking it all up before the predictable West Country weather undoubtedly returns. I thought for my latest Beautiful Bristol I’d focus on something that the city is renown for, our street art/graffiti.…
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Beautiful Bristol: Colourful painted houses
Recently I’ve been taking advantage of the sunny days to take long walks around different parts of this beautiful city on the hunt for some colourful painted houses, and a full camera roll. These were all just shot with my iPhone and edited with the A Color Story app from A Beautiful Mess – I…
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An autumn walk and playlist
Well folks it’s that time of year. If you hadn’t already noticed the crisp chill in the air and scatterings of beautiful bronzed leaves on the ground then take a quick look at Pinterest and you will be left in no doubt that autumn or fall has definitely arrived. It feels cliche, it’s such a blogger…
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Having a dismal* time at Banksy’s Dismaland
*Dismal here meaning AWESOME! Last month as you may have heard Bristol-bred Banksy staged a secret (well up until the week before) art installation at Weston Super Mare, the beach town near Bristol where he spent many summers growing up. Dismaland featured works from 58 artists and was a ‘Bemusment Park’ a play on Disneyland…